“To get a job done one needs the right tools”. You cannot expect the quality of DSLR from a prosumer; a cheap tripod could very well break and drop your pricey camera (yeah that happened on me). The same for video taking. What am I trying to say? I have expensive equipments coming in next week…

If you are a Star Trek fan–particularly for the original series–take a look at this site:
http://homepage.mac.com/starshipexeter/
These people are crazy.